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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmemes2018-05-24 10:10 pm
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TEST DRIVE 004

Hello and welcome to the fourth test drive for Phantasmal Rift!

Test drive threads are assumed to be game canon for accepted characters unless otherwise noted, so don't feel like you'll have to introduce yourself a second time to everyone you meet! As an added bonus, participation in the test drive comes with the chance to earn up to two items of loot for your trouble! Characters who are accepted can earn one item for having a top level, and one for tagging out to someone else's top level! Your SWEET LOOT will be included with your acceptance notice.

Additionally, characters currently in game can earn themselves a piece of bonus loot for the dungeon by tagging people's top-levels on the test drive! Existing characters get their bonus loot along with the rest of their loot at the conclusion of the dungeon.

This test drive takes place in Keystone Reef, a water-influenced Fissure to the northeast of the station. It is home to numerous fish and coral species, as well as a very interesting magical effect...

OPTION ONE: FINNY FUN

Under the water is where you woke up, and under the water is where you might be stuck for a while. The magic is lodged in you and has changed your form -- maybe a little, maybe a lot. Perhaps you only have gills, but you may also have a full set of changes, fins and no feet to speak of. Don't panic, you'll surely be fine if you just keep swimming...

Aside from the strange changes, it's a pretty cool place to be. If you've ever dreamed about scuba diving on a coral reef, the place that you've found yourself is perfect for that (minus the needing to scuba part). Curious fish swim up and then dart away into rock crevices, coral growths, and even down to bury themselves in the layer of sand at the bottom. The water is also fairly shallow, allowing you to surface if you so desire.

Even the sharks are friendly and just want to have as much a look at you as you want to look at them. Don't harass the glowing eels tucked into cracks between the rocks, though, they bite and don't particularly let go.

OPTION TWO: WORLD'S SMALLEST JUNGLE

This must certainly be an oceanside jungle - in spite of the humidity, the smell of salt on the air is strong. Brilliant greens and the occasional bright flowers, accompanied by island birdsong... It could be a nice place to spend an afternoon. There's not even that many bugs that want to drink your blood (though bugs in general are, well, quite plentiful).

Eventually, though, however far you go, you'll reach the beach and be met with the expanse of the ocean - blue, uncaring, and real big. While one side of the little island thankfully has land visible in the distance, the outer side just overlooks a near-endless expanse of blue. If you're a very good swimmer, you could probably make your way to land past the rocks of the reef itself... Otherwise, though, you might be just a bit stuck on your jungle island paradise.

At least until someone brings a boat.

OPTION THREE: SHIPWRECK

Both above and below the waterline are the remains of ships crashed upon the rocks, just waiting to be explored. Even though it has clearly been an incredibly long time, the chunks of wood and metal are still in fairly good condition, and the chance of finding something nice tucked in with them among the rocks is surely tempting to anyone with an adventurous spirit.

The wrecks beneath the waves also grow coral and seaweed, and provide havens for larger fish, dragon eels, and sharks. Those along the rocks above the waterline, on the other hand, provide a home for seabirds of all varieties. Most notable is the hulking shell of a shipping craft in the distance, looking very much modern if ruined by some centuries of exposure...

For right now, though, you'd best contend with the flotsam a bit closer to you, and the wildlife that might not take too kindly to your exploring. Below the waterline, the dragon eels found in a few places don't take kindly to being disturbed; above, you might run afoul of some overprotective seabirds protecting their nests. Maybe even an invisible seagull (normal sized) - how ridiculous would that be?
motherfucking_ghost: (you're way too sure of yourself)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hold on. Hold on. He's...thinking about this one. He's scrunching up his face.]

...Shallow?
burninglight: (do i dare believe in hope)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, don’t clam up on me now. You can do betta than that.
motherfucking_ghost: (really shouldn't add to my confusion)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh. Oh. So. Deep. Instead of shallow.
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
...You’re adorable.

[and sometimes, a little dumb]
motherfucking_ghost: (really shouldn't add to my confusion)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel like I missed something here, and I'm gonna slap you with my tail.
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Don’t be so shellfish.
burninglight: (living in so much despair)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Have been for a few minutes now, darling dearest.
motherfucking_ghost: (looking at you buddy)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Have I told you how much I hate your dumb face? [SPLASH from his tail, splish splash u face]
burninglight: (fighting and striving for the light)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Laughing, Ardyn splashed right back with all eight tentacles.]

Only every couple days.
motherfucking_ghost: (look at this goober)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ack, that's not fair! You have way more limbs than I do! You sushi fuck!
burninglight: (do i dare believe in hope)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Youuuu're just jealous~

[splashsplashsplash]
motherfucking_ghost: (look at this goober)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-29 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Your arms are dumb and this place is dumb and your puns are extra dumb. [His tail curls over and smacks at the tentacles. Yay flexibility??] And your face? Super dumb. Dummy.
burninglight: (living in so much despair)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-29 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You're the worst imbecile in the multiverse and you're stuck with me. No going back now.
motherfucking_ghost: (yeah I know I'm great)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-30 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
No, no I'm not, you've met worse imbeciles than me.
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-30 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I have.

But you're entirely unique in all the endless universes. Do you know why?
motherfucking_ghost: (hopeful)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-30 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Cuz I'm married to you?
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-30 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I was thinking 'because you're mine', but that's just a matter or phrasing.
motherfucking_ghost: (yeah. that's right. I'm a gay robot.)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-30 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Still yours either way. [preen]
burninglight: (fighting and striving for the light)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-30 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Damn right. [Plap went the end of a tentacle right on the tip of Church's nose.]

Mine.
motherfucking_ghost: (really shouldn't add to my confusion)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-30 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[The noise he makes is a very undignified one. Thankfully Church is not one for having a whole lotta dignity to start with, and he fwips the end of his tail to Ardyn's nose, too.

Or his...general face area. Close enough.]